On the Waterstones Blog

Fifty Shades of Grey has brought erotica for women into the spotlight and it’s now at the heart of a publishing boom - but of course from Sappho to Nancy Friday, from The Story Of O to Riders, female erotica has been around for centuries if not millennia. Charlie Hay from our Basildon bookshop joined Brooke Magnanti, the erstwhile Belle de Jour, poet Ruth Padel, author Bel Mooney and journalist Bidisha as they discussed the Fifty Shades phenomenon and their own favourite erotica...

We asked some of our favourite authors to complete the verse "Roses are red, violets are blue..." in whatever way they liked. This is what happened.

Welcome to our Romance & Erotica page - where you can sneak a peek at some of our classic Love Stories and the latest instalments of bestselling Sagas. Take the chance to pick up some Romance Novels to while away the time on your commute or escape with one of our steamy Erotica books.